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Release the OOXML final DIS text now !
The JTC1 Directives [pdf] are quite clear on this point. After a Ballot Resolution Meeting (BRM), if the text is approved, the edited, final version of the text is to be distributed to NB's within 1 month. This requirement is in the Fast Track part … [Continue reading] about Release the OOXML final DIS text now !
ODF Validation for Dummies
[Updated 4 May 2008, with additional rebuttal at the end]Alex Brown has a problem. He can't figure out how to validate ODF documents. Unfortunately, when he couldn't figure it out, he didn't ask the OASIS ODF TC for help, which would have been the … [Continue reading] about ODF Validation for Dummies
Embrace the Reality and Logic of Choice
Another neo-colonialist press release from Microsoft's CompTIA lobbying arm, this time inveighing against South Africa's adoption of ODF as a national standard. One way to point out the absurdity of their logic is to replace the reference to ODF … [Continue reading] about Embrace the Reality and Logic of Choice
Sinclair’s Syndrome
A curious FAQ put up by an unnamed ISO staffer on MS-OOXML. Question #1 expresses concerns about Fast Tracking a 6,000 page specification, a concern which a large number of NB's also expressed during the DIS process. Rather than deal honestly with … [Continue reading] about Sinclair’s Syndrome